CELL THEORY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms; proposed in 1838 by Matthias Schleiden and by Theodor Schwann

Synonyms:

cell doctrine; cell theory

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cell theory" is a kind of...):

scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

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